Isaac Asimov

Science fiction writers and scientists often seem to compete against each other in a kind of race for originality and imagination. In fact, what one seems to imagine can soon become real, but the process can also go the other way round, i.e. science can also inspire science fiction.

As we see there is a tiny, thin line between these two fields. One of the men whose mind and skills could easily move from one field to the other with equal success was Isaac Asimov.

Watch and listen to this brief biography that was used as the introduction to a video series launched by him, two years prior to his death.

Starlight

Among his enumerable writings, he also published ‘Starlight’, which you read.

Here you can find some material to deepen your study: the story, a worksheet and its key.

It’s a well known fact that exploring space can be highly expensive. At time like this, when economies are going through harsh times and people can barely earn enough to survive, governments are questioning whether they should invest a few more millions in their space programs. What’s your opinion? Is space exploration worth the effort?

Well, NASA is going to have its budget (orçamento) considerably reduced and that will cause major damage in its investigation programs.